Amazon plans a "next phase" in its fight against Sky, at least in the UK, the Telegraph reports-- an own smart TV, a co-development with a "group of Chinese manufacturers" including Huawei.
According to the report, Amazon is taking on broadcast technology after the failure of the Prime TV streaming service to become a vialbe alternative to statellite and cable pay-TV. As such, it failed to gain distribution through the likes of Sky or Virgin Media, or attract mainstream channels from the likes of the BBC.
As an update of the XA2, the XA2 Plus offers improved internals with a Snapdragon 630 processor, 4/6GB RAM, 32/64GB internal storage, 23MP rear-/8MP front-facing cameras and a 3580mAh battery. As for further entertainment-friendly features, the fact the handset retains the humble headphone jack should prove a relief to at least some customers.
Details are still sparse, but the company revealed the One headset runs on the Nvidia Tegra X2-- a mobile chipset both powerful and power-efficient allowing to device to run slim hip pack with a design reminiscent of a Sony Discman. The company does not provide battery life estimates, since apparently it depends on the developer. As such, a simple puzzle will use less power than a full-blown action game. One also has to keep in mind the various technology in play within the game in question, such as hand gesture tracking, eye tracking and physical controller.
The AVC-X8500H has 13 channels of inbuilt amplification, as well as 13.2-channel processing. It delivers a 9.1.4 setup or a 7.1.6 Dolby Atmos system, with support for as many as 6 overhead speakers, and handles a variety of audio formats including DSD, WAV, ALAC and FLAC. Video connectivity cones through x8 HDMI inputs and x3 outputs, all with support for eARC, HDCP 2.2 and HDMI specification such as 4K UHD, HDR and 3D.
